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| Mt. Hood and Mirror Lake from Tom, Dick and Harry Mt. |
As a wee pup
I used to wonder why all the vehicles were parked along highway just west of
the summit of the pass leading to Government Camp along highway 26. Anymore,
there is barely a summer or fall weekend when the two parking lots right along
the South side of the highway are not full of cars. Later, I learned it was the
trailhead to a popular hiking destination – Mirror Lake.
It’s only
1.4 miles to the lake from the parking lot and well worth the modest uphill
hike. Another 1.8 miles takes hikers to the western-most summit of Tom, Dick
and Harry Mountain, where great views of Mt. Hood and Mirror Lake are found.
It is yet
another angle from which Mt. Hood can be photographed. I have never been much
of photographer but have clicked quite a few pictures of Mt. Hood from many
different angles.
Here are
some of them.
From Gunsight Butte
From near Bennett Pass
From East Zigzag Mt.
From Indian Ridge near Rock Lakes Basin
On the summit
From Lookout Mt.
From Lost Lake Butte
From Mt. Defiance
From Paradise Park
From Potato Butte in Olallie Lake Scenic Area
From Rho Ridge
From Sheepshead Rock
From Squaw Mt.
North face
From West Zigzag Mt.
East face
From near Palmateer Point
From near Vista Ridge
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From what was left of Rock Creek Reservoir
